This would result in a failure to adequately decarbonise, and put us on course for a high-risk 4˚C outcome, which could lead to substantial areas of the planet becoming uninhabitable.
Wood also describes how such a level of understanding about the function of the building, led logically to the next step of applying a level of systemization to its construction, in order to underpin it and make construction more efficient.‘We understood...the scale and the spans that the structure would require’ he says.
This enabled the development of a system which is ‘a hybrid, precast concrete and steel system specifically for Circle,’ one which follows the ‘grain’ and ‘functional requirements,’ of all the spaces to be contained within the building.‘This made the delivery of the building faster,’ says Wood.‘It made the quality of the building higher and the accuracy of the building higher, and it made this efficiency repeatable on future projects with relative ease.’ Notably, he says, the process also enabled ‘an understanding of the potential scale and efficiency of the building much earlier than normally possible.’.
Maswiken recognises that the building’s sense of spaciousness comes from the fact that the hospital benefits from such a ‘well thought out design.’ ‘We’re very lucky with our building and the set up,’ he says.‘You don’t feel claustrophobic at all.’.
Goel says that from his perspective it’s all very well organised.
‘The radiology is very close by.Data Driven Infrastructure.
, by setting out how a manufacture-led approach to construction would support the commitments made by Government.In particular, it sets out how a platform design approach, common in the manufacturing and software industries, could be adopted by the construction sector - and the benefits P-DfMA could unlock.. View and download here:.
Platforms: Bridging the gap between construction and manufacture.Applying a digital methodology to organic complexity.Authors: Steven Tilkin and Tanya Oram..